Dakshayani Velayudhan Award

{{short description|Annual award conferred by the state of Kerala, India}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2012}}

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| subheader = Award for those working for women empowerment
Instituted in 2019

| awarded_for = Women Empowerment award in Kerala

| sponsor = Government of Kerala

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The Dakshayani Velayudhan Award is an annual award in the name of Dakshayani Velayudhan, the first and lone Dalit woman in the Constituent Assembly.[https://www.thebetterindia.com/133271/dakshayani-velayudhan-dalit-woman-india-constituent-assembly/ Dakshayani Velayudhan: The First & Only Dalit Woman in India’s Constituent Assembly] Instituted in 2019, the award is bestowed on women who contribute in empowering other women in the state of Kerala.{{Cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/feb/01/kerala-government-allocates-rs-2-crore-for-dakshayani-velayudhan-award--1932754.html |title=Kerala government constituted the Dakshayani Velayudhan Award in 2019 |access-date=1 February 2019 |archive-date=26 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926070026/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/feb/01/kerala-government-allocates-rs-2-crore-for-dakshayani-velayudhan-award--1932754.html |url-status=dead }}

The Dakshayani Velayudhan Award was announced by the Kerala Finance Minister Dr. Thomas Isaac during the presentation of Kerala Budget 2019 in the Legislative Assembly on 31 January 2019.[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-budget-2019-highlights/article26137213.ece Kerala Budget 2019] The budget earmarked Rs 2 crore for the award.{{Cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/feb/01/kerala-government-allocates-rs-2-crore-for-dakshayani-velayudhan-award--1932754.html |title=Kerala government allocates Rs 2 crore for Dakshayani Velayudhan award |access-date=1 February 2019 |archive-date=26 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926070026/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/feb/01/kerala-government-allocates-rs-2-crore-for-dakshayani-velayudhan-award--1932754.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | title=Entries invited for Dakshayani Velayudhan Award | website=The Hindu | date=9 Feb 2021 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/entries-invited-for-dakshayani-velayudhan-award/article33796573.ece | access-date=14 Aug 2023}}{{cite web | title=Kerala announces 'Dakshayani Velayudhan award' for women empowerment | website=The Economic Times | date=25 Jan 2021 | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/kerala-announces-dakshayani-velayudhan-award-for-women-empowerment/articleshow/80449182.cms | access-date=14 Aug 2023}}{{cite book | last=Kumar | first=A. | title=Her Name Was Freedom: 35 Fearless Women Who Fought for India's Independence | publisher=Hachette India | year=2022 | isbn=978-93-93701-12-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nP51EAAAQBAJ&pg=PT166 | access-date=14 Aug 2023 | page=166}}